Sam Wheeler

Samuel Wallace Wheeler Jr.
(Boom Boom)

Born: November 15, 1923 in Little Rock, AR
Died: April 16, 1989 in St. Louis, MO
(65 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'2"

Wt: 180

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• College: Philander Smith College (Little Rock, AR)
• Buried: Calvary Cemetery & Mausoleum (St. Louis, MO)

Compared to Contemporary Left Fielders (Top 50)

Glossary

#	Players	Pos	Yrs	Career	WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Johnny Davis	LF	8	1941-1948	8.4	8.5	1.1	-0.3	-1.0
2	Lester Lockett	LF	11	1937-1948	7.4	5.0	3.1	0.0	-0.7
3	Luke Easter	LF	2	1947-1948	4.4	4.2	0.7	0.0	-0.5
4	Johnie Scott	LF	5	1944-1948	0.9	1.9	-0.4	0.0	-0.7
5	Joe Burt Scott	LF	4	1945-1948	0.8	0.2	0.7	0.0	-0.1
6	Jesse Warren	LF	5	1940-1948	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
7	Jim Zapp	LF	2	1945-1948	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.0	-0.1
8	Elston Howard	LF	1	1948	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.1
9	Les Witherspoon	LF	1	1948	0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
10	Mangrum	LF	1	1948	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
11	Robert Abernathy	LF	3	1945-1948	0.0	-0.1	0.2	0.0	-0.1
12	Henderson	LF	1	1948	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
13	Ron Teasley	LF	1	1948	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
14	John Miles	LF	3	1946-1948	-0.3	0.2	-0.4	0.0	-0.1
15	Sam Wheeler	LF	1	1948	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.0
16	Andrés Mesa	LF	1	1948	-0.9	-0.1	-0.6	0.0	-0.1
17	Leonard Johnson	LF	2	1947-1948	-1.7	-0.2	0.1	-1.6	0.0